Shaivism

Shaivism is a major sect of Hinduism that reveres the god Shiva as the Supreme Being. Shaivism views both the Vedas and the Agama texts as important sources of theology, and it has a variety of views on Shiva, generally claiming that he is the creater, preserver, and destroyer, or claiming that he is the soul within every human being. Shaivism is one of the largest beliefs within Hinduism.